Monument record MAB18753 - NEW CRAIG
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Summary
Cup-marked boulder, of likely Bronze Age date, located in a mature conifer woodland.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 12154
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7458 2968 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Daviot |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Cup-marked boulder, of likely Bronze Age date, located in a mature conifer woodland. Nineteen cup-marks are visible. The boulder sits on a gentle northeast facing slope. The above-ground portion of the earth-fast boulder is 2.7m wide, 1.2m broad and 1m high. It lies a short distance to the east of a recumbent stone circle (NJ72NW0003).
AB 2548, AB 2548 (Ground Photograph). SAB20322.
COLES, FR, 1902, REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581, 524 (Bibliographic reference). SAB232.
COLES, FR, 1903, REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142, 226-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB233.
RITCHIE, J, 1918, PSAS 52(1917-18) 86-122, 95-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1511.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 12154;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72NW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 18823;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72NW0004;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM12154 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18823 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1511 Bibliographic reference: RITCHIE, J. 1918. PSAS 52(1917-18) 86-122. 95-6.
- --- SAB20322 Ground Photograph: AB 2548. Black & White. AB 2548.
- --- SAB232 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1902. REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581. 524.
- --- SAB233 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1903. REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142. 226-7.
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 4:08PM
